Militant Sinhalese Buddhist Nationalism: Context Of The Religious Freedom

April 25, 2012
By Uvindu Kurukulasuriya -

Uvindu Kurukulasuriya

This article was first published in January 2005 in Sinhala weekly Ravaya. It explains the background of the religious freedom and  the politics of militant Sinhalese nationalism. This translation will help you to understand the context of  ongoing attacks against Mosques and Hindu Temples. The article was published under the title  ”Who Set Fire to Homagama Church?”  and  translated by T.C. Serasinghe. 

A Despicable Act -
Ven. Bellanvila Vimalarathana

Ven. Bellanvila Vimalarathana

Church of Our Mother Most Pure, Mattagoda, Sri Lanka January 27, 2004

When the Christians all over the world were preparing to celebrate the Good News of Christmas, Sri Lanka has exhibited its disposition to the whole world by sending a piece of despicable news. That is the news of setting fire for the second time, to the Katuwana Roman Catholic Church at Homagama .

The culprits who committed this crime have so far not been apprehended. But it has been clear that there is one particular group behind the attack on this church and some hundred odd other churches throughout the country. The cause for alarm is that these people have been allowed to engage all along in their fanatical activities.

It is the everybody’s responsibility to make Sri Lanka a place suitable for human living, by getting involved in defeating decisively this extremist mania.     Read More